[PDF] Top 20 Illness trajectory in heart failure: narratives of family caregivers

... underpinnings of duty, amity, capacity to act, and ethical motivation for much of what is known in the literature about HF caregiving so ...to caregivers, who are instrumental in ... See full document

... families of people diagnosed with malignant neoplasia, it is considered that in the face of this diagnosis, the itinerary is, at times, full of colors, in certain circumstances, black ... See full document

... for in the open community service network and the city of Belo Horizonte, state cap- ital of Minas ...perience of mental illness is capable of generating narratives that ... See full document

... effects of demographic and clinical characteristics on the all- cause death associated with ICD com- pared to no ICD revealed significant effects of atrial fibrillation ...use of angiotensin- ... See full document

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... Quality of life (QOL) is severely decreased in patients with chronic heart failure ...CHF in NYHA class III and IV as part of a complex ...with Heart Failure ... See full document

... role of complement system in HF. A study with a small number of patients (36 participants) with HF registered comple- ment activation in these patients ...[29]. In this same study, they ... See full document

... ment of acute and chronic heart failure: the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardi- ology ... See full document

... acknowledgment of their role in face of the social context, understanding context as “the set of entities (things or events) somewhat correlated where each one of those entities has ... See full document

... factor in the prevalence of heart failure, which makes it a serious public health problem due to marked demographic aging in Portugal, as well as in most of ...Europe. ... See full document

... changes in thoracic fluids through measurements using BIS techniques is not yet ...Some of the methods have shown some promising results, but they are still without proof of con- cept for all types ... See full document

... elevated in patients with a single ventricle ...limitations in this subgroup. It was not elevated in patients with a single ventricle physiology in our study and also showed mixed results ... See full document

... occurred in all infarcted rats that died 48 h after coronary occlusion or ...evidence of pulmonary congestion in pathological ...animal in the Ch-N group not included in those affected ... See full document

... and in the ...publication in a manuscript that is either planned, "in preparation" or "submitted" but not yet accepted, should be cited in the text and a reference should be ... See full document

... contribution of local RAS systems 11 ...effector of the “classical” RAS. The synthesis of AGT relies for the most part on chronic regulatory mechanisms modulated by estrogen, interleukins, cortisol, ... See full document

... pathophysiology of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is characterized by abnormal neurohormonal activation, including the renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system ...consequence of the ... See full document

... the heart to meet the metabolic demands of the ...abnormal heart sounds, decreased urine output, and edema. Some of the most important related factors are heart rate and rhythm ... See full document

... diastolic heart failure (DHF) is recognized an important cause of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity reaching approximately 50% of HF ...incidence of cardiovascular risk factors, ... See full document

... ity of the family in the successful reintegration of ex-offenders, yet few have looked closely into the perspectives and stories of family members supporting reintegrating ... See full document

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